Callisburg is a city in
Cooke County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. The population was 353 at the
2010 census.
History
The town was named for
blacksmith
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Sam Callis, the first settler there.
Geography
Callisburg is located in northeastern Cooke County at (33.700207, –97.013912).
It is northeast of
Gainesville, the
county seat
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, and northwest of
Whitesboro.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Callisburg has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 365 people, 129 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 137 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.07%
White
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, 1.92%
Native American, 1.92% from
other races
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, and 1.10% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 3.56% of the population.
There were 129 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were
married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $29,231 versus $20,417 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $15,228. About 13.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
City of Callisburg official website
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Cooke County, Texas